The Dallas Independent School District has launched an internal investigation into what happened to nearly a half-million dollars worth of portable air conditioning equipment.
The district learned that 123 “spot coolers” were missing after a WFAA investigation raised questions in November about whether the district’s heating and cooling division, known as the HVAC department, overpaid for the units and other services.
After News 8’s report late last year, the district began an audit into mismanagement in the HVAC department. During that inquiry, the district discovered that the spot coolers were missing.
“At this time, HVAC is unable to locate 123 of 184 spot coolers purchased in the November 2014 through February 2016 timeframe,” the…
